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>> first one is hey, barack obama cut medicare first. it's him that cut medicare. journalists aren't buying it, he didn't cut it by $716 billion. they stopped paying bonuses to insurance companies, drug companies and other providers and the cbo said that would save over time $716 billion. a complex argument, but not a cut in medicare and it didn't touch beneficiaries. that's number one. second one is we're the ones who are trying to save medicare, we're going to save it actually, the problem is, you know, seniors now may not face it. people over 55, because they wouldn't get the vouchers, seniors favor medicare and don't want the cuts, even if cuts don't hit them. polls show seniors, people over 55, don't like the idea of voucherizing medicare, even if it doesn't affect them. >> david, what will it take for paul ryan to have a successful saturday in the sunshine state? >> craig, i think for the romney campaign, what -- as joy said, they are trying to neutralize the obama campaign attacks on of this. that won't be easy. i was with the president when he went down to
>> first one is hey, barack obama cut medicare first. it's him that cut medicare. journalists aren't buying it, he didn't cut it by $716 billion. they stopped paying bonuses to insurance companies, drug companies and other providers and the cbo said that would save over time $716 billion. a complex argument, but not a cut in medicare and it didn't touch beneficiaries. that's number one. second one is we're the ones who are trying to save medicare, we're going to save it actually, the...
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how will be strengthen medicare. if we strengthen it or push costs to seniors. >> if i could just respond to that, look, let's look at the contrast of the two campaigns. congressman ryan was down in florida yesterday, talking about medicare which say very important issue. an important cost of living issue for millions of seniors. the same time this week, vice president biden in virginia talking about people being put back in chains. >> tomorrow, mitt romney and paul ryan reunite on the campaign trail with a town hall meeting in new hampshire, and that controversial chains comment is spotlighting new concerns about negative messaging on the campaign trail. this morning, mitt romney's top adviser suggests that biden's remark, a deliberate attempt to steer both sides of the national conversation down an ugly road. when you lock at his rhetoric, the stream of attacks from joe biden, versus the serious proposal put forward by mitt romney and paul ryan, there is a very informative contrast there between the two tickets and
how will be strengthen medicare. if we strengthen it or push costs to seniors. >> if i could just respond to that, look, let's look at the contrast of the two campaigns. congressman ryan was down in florida yesterday, talking about medicare which say very important issue. an important cost of living issue for millions of seniors. the same time this week, vice president biden in virginia talking about people being put back in chains. >> tomorrow, mitt romney and paul ryan reunite on...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. >>> with the nomination of john kerry as secretary of state, the changing of the guard at america's chief diplomatic post is under way. but the new year will bring a host of problems including iran, which today claims it has successfully sir come vented sanctions on the sale of its oil. iran's oil minister said the country had faced some difficulties over the summer but that is no longer an issue. joining me now, general wesley clark, the former commander of nato. welcome. we're glad to have you here. we'll get your take on john kerry in just a moment. but the anxiouses against iran there. what we might expect in terms of any military action. would that be at all possible in the coming year? >> i don't thi
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. >>> with the nomination of john kerry as secretary of state, the changing of the guard at america's...
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is they examine the issues, they figure out where they stand on, you know, gay marriage, taxes and medicare and then they figure out which candidate best reflects their views. but that appears not to be the case. in fact, gabriel lenz at the university of california berkeley told me that it's often the other way around. voters will pick a candidate, and then they'll sort of line up their own views to line up with that candidate's views. >> isn't that interesting? can we talk specifically about football and sharks. how exactly do they affect the election? >> yeah. well that gets to this notion that, you remember ronald reagan famously asked are you better off now than you were four years ago. and the idea that voters are supposed to view the election as a referendum on the incumbent. and there's a substantial amount of evidence that shows that this is, in fact, what they do do. but, they're not very good at looking over the old, you know, the whole four years of an incumbent's term. if they're looking at the economy, they tend to base their decision on the last s months or a year. so this ma
is they examine the issues, they figure out where they stand on, you know, gay marriage, taxes and medicare and then they figure out which candidate best reflects their views. but that appears not to be the case. in fact, gabriel lenz at the university of california berkeley told me that it's often the other way around. voters will pick a candidate, and then they'll sort of line up their own views to line up with that candidate's views. >> isn't that interesting? can we talk specifically...
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it's the huge unfunded obligations associated with medicare and other things that in total when you add everything up, 70 trillion dollars growing by 10 million a minute. >> okay. if you look at this as a triage situation, which do we first have to deal with, budget deficit or unemployment? >> we need to deal with both. we need to take steps to try to increase economic growth and reduce unemployment and underemployment. while at the same time dealing with structural reforms in our tax code, social security, medicare, medicaid, irrespective what the supreme court decides on the affordable care act. we overpromised. we'll have to come back to costs. we need to do both in a grand bargain that is likely to take place in 2013. and it's important it does if we want to avoid a debt crisis in the u.s. >> thanks for returning to the show. we'll look forward to seeing you again. now to number five. there's a new theory about the meaning behind stone henge. a team of british researchers says the mysterious collection of stones was assembles as a sign of peace and unity and scholars say to move the
it's the huge unfunded obligations associated with medicare and other things that in total when you add everything up, 70 trillion dollars growing by 10 million a minute. >> okay. if you look at this as a triage situation, which do we first have to deal with, budget deficit or unemployment? >> we need to deal with both. we need to take steps to try to increase economic growth and reduce unemployment and underemployment. while at the same time dealing with structural reforms in our...
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debt problem and the enormous government growth in our country, we know this, it's social security and medicare. so, what they want is something in writing from the white house. again, what they have to do is say we are committed and serious about entitlement reform. >> even if the president and the speaker reach a compromise, is there a guarantee, though, that this will go through congress? if they can come to a deal, do you think the other underwork is done? >> no. already, there has been chatter that an initial vote could go down on the house floor like we saw the bank bailout go down in late 2008. that's why these negotiations are taking place in private because these two sides don't want to see all of this opposition come from the rank and file and strong arm numbers into volting for it because they have to so we don't go over the fiscal cliff later. >> i want to jump on to the next topic chlgt this has been a big one. robert, i start with you, history in the making with the latest poll showing a reversal in attitudes toward marriage equality. 37% thought same-sex marriage should be legal
debt problem and the enormous government growth in our country, we know this, it's social security and medicare. so, what they want is something in writing from the white house. again, what they have to do is say we are committed and serious about entitlement reform. >> even if the president and the speaker reach a compromise, is there a guarantee, though, that this will go through congress? if they can come to a deal, do you think the other underwork is done? >> no. already, there...